>> well, detroit is a great symbol of failure. anyway, thank you, glenn thrush. thanks for giving us the idea for the piece. what he is going took tomorrow about economic inequality, not just racial inequality. >>> up next, bachmann's stand. we're talking about michele bachmann. a new ebook just came out. more trouble for her. her staff is in revolt. even her own people on coming out against her on her way out. this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> just a day before the 50th anniversary of the march on washington, how much progress has this country made toward reaching dr. martin luther king's vision of racial equality? well, it all depends upon who you ask. 56% of republicans but just 38% of democrats say the country has made a lot of progress. the difference in opinion has a lot to do with the political makeup of the two parties, as we can imagine. 48% of whites say a lot of progress has been made. only 32% of african-americans agree. that explains a lot in the party difference. and we'll be right back. >>> we are back